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Whilst taking excellent footage at school function red light started to flash upon reading troubleshooting maual we have identified lense error message have tried to switch it on of no luck. Must have held onto lense whilst holding the camera in operation mode. Is there any way to fix without buying new one.? How much should epairs cost/ thankyou for your assistance

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Whilst taking excellent footage at school function red light started to flash upon reading troubleshooting maual we have identified lense error message have tried to switch it on of no luck. Must have held onto lense whilst holding the camera in operation mode. Is there any way to fix without buying new one.? How much should epairs cost/ thankyou for your assistance

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